Bob Graham Center for Public Service

Steve Baines is Assistant Field Director for Religious Outreach of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, a nonpartisan educational organization dedicated to preserving the constitutional principle of church-state separation. AU works in the courts, in Congress and state legislatures, at the White House and in the arena of public opinion to address an …

The Pew Research Center’s 2013 Survey of  U.S. Jews has sparked widespread discussion about the current state of the American Jewish community and its future direction. The survey’s results paint a picture of a diverse community, with alternative signs of continuing cohesion, assimilation and division. Given today’s patterns, what might the future look like?  Laurence …

On Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 5:30 p.m. in the Pugh Hall Ocora, The Center for Global Islamic Studies, in cooperation with the Bob Graham Center for Public Service and the University of Florida International Center, hosted a panel discussion on ISIS and the Question of Islamic Militancy. The rise of ISIS in Syria and Iraq …

The Hispanic Student Association, Students Taking Action Against Racism and the Bob Graham Center for Public Service hosted "I Am A Millennial: The Importance of the Youth & Minority Vote" on Thursday, Oct. 23 in Pugh Hall Ocora. A diverse group of panelists discussed the importance of the student vote in the upcoming midterm elections. …

Hedrick Smith spoke at the Bob Graham Center on Wednesday, October 29 at 6 p.m. in Pugh Hall. Smith, a Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times reporter and editor and Emmy award-winning producer/correspondent, discussed the perspectives articulated in his best-seller, “Who Stole the American Dream.” The book is a startling and revealing portrait of the …

This fall, the College of Journalism and Communications launched its Science Journalist in-Residence program to bring some of the nation’s most accomplished science writers to UF. On Nov. 5 in Pugh Hall, the Bob Graham Center co-sponsored the first lecture by Jennie Erin Smith titled “Reptiles, Smugglers and Skullduggery: Environmental Reporting in the Underworld.” Smith …

Two of Florida's most prominent political commentators, Susan MacManus and Dan Smith, discussed the results and implications of the 2014 elections at the Bob Graham Center on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. in Pugh Hall. Dr. Susan MacManus, Florida’s most-quoted political scientist, is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of South Florida in …

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Lucy Morgan spoke at the Bob Graham Center on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. Mike Foley, master lecturer, College of Journalism and Communications, conducted a one-on-one interview with Morgan to discuss the importance of investigative reporting. Considered a "modern-day muckraker," Morgan discussed her experiences writing about lobbyists and politicians in …

The University of Florida Office of the Provost and the Bob Graham Center for Public Service hosted a conference on Building Robust Graduate and Research Programs for the Future, which ran from Thursday, Dec. 11 through Friday, Dec. 12 at UF's University Auditorium. The program was focused on how large public research universities can serve …

The Public Utility Research Center (PURC) at the University of Florida is an internationally recognized academic center dedicated to research and providing training in utility regulation and strategy. On January 15 PURC and the Bob Graham Center for Public Service hosted a sustainability forum focusing specifically on the economics of sustainble energy. Three University of …